Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law-Chapter 403: Soul Fighting Arena

Heavenly Star Ancient Palace, Second Layer.

Xu Ping’an and Tang Qingyu appeared in the number six area of the second layer.

Every area of the first layer had an entrance that led to the corresponding area on the second layer.

"Eh, the True Power diffusing in the air here actually contains multiple attributes," Xu Ping’an exclaimed in surprise.

Upon arriving here, he immediately felt the True Power with various attributes permeating the air.

The True Power in the air contained nearly nine different attributes.

At that moment, as Xu Ping’an activated the Tyrant Heavenly Dragon Elephant Technique, the True Powers of the other attributes he had not absorbed before were instantly drawn into his body, flowing towards the corresponding organs.

"Just as I had guessed, the Thunder Attribute strengthens the bones, Taiyin True Force blends with the Niwan Palace, and Sun True Force merges with the Pill Sea," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

He felt the various True Powers merging into his organs and his physical constitution was constantly strengthening.

"However, the Sun True Force and Taiyin True Force in the air are not abundant. My Niwan Palace has already expanded to its maximum state; right now, I only need to enhance its sturdiness. As for the Pill Sea, perhaps it could still be expanded," Xu Ping’an thought to himself.

This comprehensive absorption did allow for a well-rounded enhancement of his body refinement.

Nevertheless, the amount of True Power in the air was not much, and the speed of absorption was not as good as that of those treasures with a Single Attribute.

"Xu Ping’an, where do you plan to go?" Tang Qingyu asked.

"I don’t have a specific goal, but I want to find treasures that can enhance Soul Power, as I’m close to breaking through to the Seventh Rank," Xu Ping’an replied.

His Soul Power had already reached ninety-five percent, and once it reached one hundred percent, he would be able to condense his Soul Power into a physical form.

At that time, he would be a Seventh Rank Expert.

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Of course, although it was only a half percent away, the amount of Soul Power he needed was much greater than the total Soul Power of an ordinary person.

"If you want to strengthen your Soul Power, then it’s perfect. There is a place in area six that enhances Soul Power, but that place is likely to be crowded," Tang Qingyu remarked.

"What place?" Xu Ping’an’s eyes lit up as he asked.

"Soul Fighting Arena," Tang Qingyu replied.

"Soul Fighting Arena?" Xu Ping’an was somewhat puzzled.

"Do you know the structure of this Heavenly Star Ancient Palace?" Tang Qingyu did not answer but instead asked.

Xu Ping’an shook his head.

"Actually, the Heavenly Star Ancient Palace was not created by the Heavenly Star Daoist. In Ancient Times, a Divine Level Strongman collected fragments of the shattered Immortal Realm and imbedded them into this ancient palace, creating nine spatial layers," Tang Qingyu explained.

A glimmer of understanding flashed in Xu Ping’an’s eyes.

It was as he had surmised; the Heavenly Star Ancient Palace was not created by the Heavenly Star Daoist.

"The first layer corresponds with nine different Attributes, with some characteristic treasures of specific attributes. However, this second layer is somewhat special. It pertains to nine special battlegrounds," Tang Qingyu continued.

"Special battlegrounds?" Xu Ping’an showed some interest.

"Right, special battlegrounds, meaning places that serve special purposes. For example, the treasure land of area one is a Pill Hall, where you could possibly obtain Immortal Pills from Ancient Times, as well as Alchemy Techniques and Cultivation Techniques," Tang Qingyu said.

"Tell me in detail about these treasure lands," Xu Ping’an requested.

It seemed that the second layer had quite a few uses indeed.

"The treasure land of area one is the Pill Hall, area two the Formation Pool, area three the Rune Tower, area four Artifact Mountain, area five Battlefield, area six the Soul Fighting Arena, area seven the Combat Technique Stele, area eight the Dark Star Plains, area nine the Enlightenment Star Ocean," Tang Qingyu detailed.

Xu Ping’an showed a look of surprise upon hearing Tang Qingyu’s introduction.

He hadn’t expected the second layer to actually consist of nine treasure lands.

"How dangerous are these treasure lands?" Xu Ping’an inquired.

"Very dangerous. There’s a seventy percent chance of perishing for Seventh Rank, and a forty percent chance for Eighth Rank," Tang Qingyu stated.

"You mentioned that the Soul Fighting Arena can strengthen Soul Power, how does it do that?" Xu Ping’an continued.

"The Soul Fighting Arena, as the name suggests, is a place for competing in Soul Power. Below the Seventh Rank, souls cannot externalize and condense, but within the Soul Fighting Arena, they can. Even a Sixth Rank can release one’s Soul Power there. By battling in the Soul Fighting Arena and defeating an opponent, you can receive the Soul rewards from the arena," Tang Qingyu responded.

"Sixth Rank can also release Soul Power? Defeat opponents to get rewards? That really is a good place," Xu Ping’an immediately understood.

"Yes, that’s why many Cultivators who haven’t reached Seventh Rank, or those at Seventh Rank who wish to break through to Eighth Rank, all head to the Soul Fighting Arena. Some Eighth Rank experts go there too because, aside from Soul Power, there are many soul combat techniques and Soul Weapons as rewards," Tang Qingyu replied.

"Let’s go, to the Soul Fighting Arena," Xu Ping’an said right away.

Tang Qingyu nodded, then suddenly had a thought and immediately said, "This time I’ll go by myself."

Hearing this, Xu Ping’an also gave an awkward smile.

This time, Xu Ping’an followed Tang Qingyu’s instruction and slowly flew behind her.

After flying for a while, Xu Ping’an couldn’t stand it anymore and directly carried Tang Qingyu at high speed toward the Soul Fighting Arena.

Tang Qingyu suddenly had the urge to die.

You might as well hold me, that would at least look better. Being carried while flying, do I have no dignity left?

Tang Qingyu immediately decided that once they arrived at the Soul Fighting Arena, she would separate from Xu Ping’an.

She absolutely couldn’t stay with this guy.

Soon, Xu Ping’an arrived at the Soul Fighting Arena that Tang Qingyu had described, thankfully leaving Tang Qingyu some dignity by setting her down before entering the arena.

The Soul Fighting Arena was vast, spanning at least thirty acres.

The entire arena was oval-shaped, with seats of varying heights around the perimeter.

In the center was a massive platform area that looked similar to a typical battle arena.

However, around this area, there were over a hundred huge stone pillars.

The pillars had diameters of almost twenty meters and were about thirty meters high, made entirely of white Soul Stone and carved with dense Formation Patterns.

At the top of each pillar was a platform where a person could sit cross-legged.

Before coming here, Xu Ping’an had already heard from Tang Qingyu.

If you wanted to participate in the trial of the Soul Fighting Arena, all you had to do was sit on that platform.

At that point, your Soul Power would be projected onto the Soul Fighting Arena.

Currently, there were quite a few people in the arena, roughly a hundred or so.

It seemed they came from various powers, with Sixth Rank, Seventh Rank, and Eighth Rank all present.

And at the moment, there were about forty people sitting cross-legged on the pillars.

Their Soul Power was projected onto the central area of the battlefield through the Formation Patterns on the pillars.

The moment someone stepped onto a pillar, an ancient Battle Spirit with similar Soul Power would appear on the battlefield.

Killing an ancient Battle Spirit would result in a reward appearing on the corresponding pillar, and there were rewards for assisting in the kill as well.

At this moment on the battlefield, numerous Soul Bodies were engaged in fierce combat.

Some had killed an ancient Battle Spirit and gained substantial rewards while others had been slain by one, meeting a dust-to-dust, ashes-to-ashes end.

Whenever someone died, people would go to collect the body, taking for themselves the storage ring and treasures from the corpse.

Of course, to get these treasures, one had to participate in the Soul Fighting.

Once there was a living person on a pillar, a Formation light barrier would activate, and you couldn’t leave the pillar without killing at least one Battle Spirit.

"Interesting, this place looks like it was meant for some ancient powerhouse to train their disciples," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

"That’s probably the case. If you want to go down there, it’s best to wait a bit. Right now, those on the platforms are seventy percent Seventh Rank Experts and there are even three Eighth Rank Strongmen. As a Sixth Rank, you would be at a big disadvantage," Tang Qingyu advised.

Xu Ping’an just laughed, at a big disadvantage?

Just at that moment, an Eighth Rank Expert on a pillar in front of them was killed by an Eighth Rank Battle Spirit.

Xu Ping’an’s eyes lit up and he immediately darted towards the pillar.

At the same time, several Seventh Rankers also wanted to snatch the spot, but unfortunately, their speed was far inferior to Xu Ping’an’s.

In an instant, Xu Ping’an took control of the pillar.